The Friday Political Thread: All Guns-a-Blazin' Edition

David Weigel | June 27, 2008

Unconvincing Quote of the Week
"You didn’t care about black Africans when whites were killing them in Rhodesia." - New York City Councilman Charles Barron on Robert Mugabe.

The Week in Brief
- America's militias suffered a potentially crushing blow to their membership numbers.
- Blue-clad world-conquering egomaniacs overwhelmed and terrorized a small town.
- Millionaires finally caught a break already.
- Democrats looked to Bill Clinton's arch-enemy (or at least a runner-up) for salvation.

Below the Fold
- Terry Michael takes stock of Bob Barr's Naderization skills.
- Spencer Ackerman spends an afternoon with the men who brought you (recently, at least) torture.
- Over on the other side of the Atlantic, the Labour Party comes in... fifth place.
- Quin Hillyer profiles the last GOP congressman who'll win this year.
- Doug Bandow turns Europe over to the Europeans.
- Bob Scheer discovers how the Democrats can waste money and act tough at the same time.
- Alex Massie. Football. Germans. Come on, just click it.